Chadwick's philological study of Anglo-Saxon legal sources provided a new impetus to the study of early English social history.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. The monetary system; 2. The monetary system (continued); Excursus 1. The Frankish monetary system; 3. The social system; 4. The social system (continued); 5. The earl; Excursus 2. The Danelagh; 6. The administrative system; 7. The administrative system (continued); Excursus 3. The tribal hidage; 8. The history of the older counties; 9. The constitution of the national council; Excursus 4. The functions of the council, especially with reference to the election of kings; Excursus 5. The tenure of land in pre-historic times; 10. The origin of the nobility; Addenda; Index.